The Graham Hill Elementary School gardening community is asking for your help after its garden was vandalized twice last month.

The vandalism took place on a Saturday, the day after Graham Hill students celebrated Earth Day with a work party meant to clean up the campus and plant seeds for the new growing season. Cambria Cox, the school's garden coordinator, discovered the vandalism Sunday, when she came to the school to water the plants, but found them ripped out and thrown around, pots overturned, watering cans kicked around, vents broken, and more," the Post reports. Even the greenhouse was trashed.

The plants that Cox had salvaged were "dumped out and stomped out" Sunday night. Cox has filed a police report and requested increased security.

Who could have done such a terrible thing? And at an elementary school, no less? Shame on the perpetrators. The Graham Hill community is currently rebuilding the garden, which exists entirely because of the generosity of volunteers and community donations.

If you have flowers, plants, starts, mulch, or sunflower seeds, bring them to the Graham Hill garden. Or write a tax-deductible check to the Graham Hill PTA with “garden program” in the memo. Mail to: Graham Hill Elementary 5149 S. Graham St., Seattle, WA 98118. For more information, email grahamhillgarden@gmail.com.

Thanks to Jill for the tip!